CONCENTRATION IDEAS DRAWING

• ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS SHOWING (EXPLORING) THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR SPACE WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON LIGHT, PERSPECTIVE AND STRUCTURE
• EXPLORATION USING REALISTIC AND NON-OBJECTIVE ANIMALS (STIPPLE TECHNIQUE….A SERIES OF BLACK AND WHITE INK DRAWINGS MOVING INTO COLOR)
• PROCESS PIECE SHOWING THE MAKING AND BAKING OF A CAKE
• “THE WEDDING” FROM THE ENGAGEMENT RING TO THE SEALING KISS
• “THE ATTIC” THE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES
• AN EXPLORATION OF DESIGN TEXTURES RELATED TO NATURE WITH A STRONG FOCUS ON THE LEAF IMAGE
• A SERIES OF LANDSCAPES BASED ON CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES BEGINNING WITH REPRESENTATIONAL ART AND EVOLVING TO NON-OBJECTIVE
• PORTRAITS AND THE HUMAN FORM
• PISTOLARO POSES (GUN FIGHTERS)
• TOILETS AND WATER CLOSETS
• MONKEYS OR PRIMATES
• JUNK YARD STILL LIFE
• TOMATOS FROM SEED TO FRUIT
• TENNIS SHOES, BOOTS
• NUDE FIGURE DRAWING
• FANTASY CHARACTERS – GARGOYLES, FAIRIES, DRAGONS, ETC. – CONVINCINGLY RENDERED
• LOW RIDERS
• CIRCUS LIFE
• MY ANCESTRY
• CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
• THINGS THAT COME IN PAIRS
• THE MOVIE EXPERIENCE
• FORESHORTENED FIGURES AND OBJECTS
• PORTRAITS
• SUBJECT SHOWING PROGRESSION THROUGH HISTORICAL REFERENCES FROM A VARIETY OF ARTISTS
• WOMEN IN FEMININE ROLES
• “EXHAUSTION”
• “SEVEN DEADLY SINS”
• “THINGS THAT MAKE ME SMILE”
• CARTOON CHARACTER THROUGH ANIMATION CELLS
• ARCHITECTURAL VIEWPOINTS THAT ARE UNUSUAL. ARCHITECTURAL FORMS THAT ARE UNUSUAL.
• HISTORICAL EVENTS
• REFLECTIONS OF IMAGES WHEREIN THE REFLECTIONS ARE AN EMOTIONAL EXPLORATION (OF LITERAL REFLECTIONS)
• INSTRUMENTS THAT MAKE MUSIC
• GENERATIONS OF MY FAMILY
• ICONS W/IN OUR SOCIETY
• STRENGTH OF WOMEN
• DREAMS AND DREAM IMAGES (CHAGALL)
• DANCE IMAGES (DEGAS)
• THE INFINITE (M.C. ESCHER)
• EMERGING IMAGES OF TIGER IN MY CULTURE (MELISSA MILLER, HOKASAI)
• STRUGGLE TO FIND ONE’S SELF (DALI, PICASSO)
• HOME
• FIGURE STUDIES IN STRONG LIGHTS/DARKS
• CAR INTERIORS
• ABSTRACT PORTRAITS
• UNCONVENTIONAL ANGELS
• ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS FROM A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW
• CONCENTRATION BASED ON A PARTICULAR STYLE OF ART
• A SINGLE OBJECT OR PRODUCT DRAWN IN A SUCCESSION OF LOCATIONS AND/OR STYLES
• ILLUSTRATE A CLASSICAL CHARACTER OR STORY IN A NEW OR MODERN WAY
• CHILDHOOD MEMORIES AND FEELINGS
• TOYS/GAMES
• VISIONS OF THE FUTURE
• EVOLUTION OF AN ITEM AS IT DETERIORATES OR DECOMPOSES
• TIME LAPSE OF A PERSON, PLACE OR THING
• DECONSTRUCTION OF STILL LIFE, SUBJECT, OR PORTRAIT, IMAGE
• FAMILIES/COUPLES (ALICE NEAL)
• TRANSFORMATIONS (DALI, MAGRITTE)
• BIZARRE INTERIOR SPACES/PERSPECTIVES
• APPLIANCES (WARHOL, OLDENBERG)
• THE INFINITE (M.C. ESCHER)
• PORTRAIT/FIGURE DISTORTIONS IN COLOR/SHAPES (ED PASCHKE)
• FAMILY CELEBRATIONS (CARMEN LOMAS GARZA)
• FIGURES IN MOTION OR AT REST FROM EXTREME PERPECTIVE
(BIRD’S OR ANT’S EYE VIEW)
• COMMON OBJECTSTHAT INVESTIGATE SOCIAL ISSUES – APPLIANCES/FURNITURE/UTENSILS (OLDENBURG, WARHOL)
• ARCHITECTURAL LANDSCAPES W/ MORPHING SHADOWS (DE CHIRICO)
• FIGURE DRAWING – CONTOUR, GESTURE, PORTRAIT
• ARCH – UNUSUAL VIEWPOINTS
• ABSTRACTED OBJECTS
• MECHANICAL
• PERSONAL OR SOCIAL ISSUES
• CREATE DREAMSCAPES (DALI, RODGER DEAN)
• HAVE THE STUDENT HAVE AN OBJECT EMERGING FROM A BAG – RAT CHEWING ITS WAY OUT…USE FOR BAGS – CULTURE BAGS, FAST FOOD BAGS, AIRSICK BAGS
• ESTABLISH “BAD LUCK” SITUTATIONS AND PHOTOGRAPH REACTIONS – BLACK CAT, PENNY FACE DOWN, DO NOT ENTER, BROKEN MIRROR, OPEN LADDER, CRACKED TILE (YOKO ONO)
• ILLUSTRATE A DESCRIPTIVE WORD – I.E. LIVID, SCRUMPTIOUS (E. MUNCH, FRANCIS BACON, H. BACH)
• PEOPLE MORPHING INTO OBJECTS THAT ARE INTREGAL PARTS OF THEIR MODERN LIVEW – I.E. CELL PHONES, SKATEBOARDS, COMPUTERS/LAPTOPS, REMOTE CONTROLS, GLASSES, VIDEO GAME, CALCULATORS, DIGITAL CAMERAS, PLASMA T.V. (KEN VEITH, STEVE DESTEVE)
• HAVE PEOPLE MORPH INTO THINGS BECOMING OBSOLETE – VINYL RECORDS, CASSETTE TAPES, SLIDE PROJECTORS…
• ILLUSTRATE FOLKLORE LANDSCAPES OF REAL AREAS
• NAKOZARA
• ABSTRACTION DEALING WITH LIGHT AND LIQUID (PFAFF, BALDESSARE, CARLOTTA, ADAM FUSS
• MINIMALIST IMAGES OF ARCHITECTURE, CONCENTRATING ON LIGHT AND SHADOW (CALLAHAN, MINOR WHITE, CAPONIGRO, MEYEROWITZ)
• SERIES OF PAINTINGS DEPICTING STRONG INFLUENTIAL WOMEN PARTICULAR TO THEIR OWN LIVES. THE PERSONAL CHARACTER OF EACH WOMAN, AS SEEN THROUGH THE ARTIST’S EYE, MUST BE EVIDENT IN THE PAINTING SO AS TO REFLECT THE SIGNIFICANT IMPORTANCE OF THIS PERSON TO THE ARTIST. (ALICE NEEL, LUCIEN FREUD)
• DRAWING WHICH EMPLOYS LINEAR PERSPECTIVE RULES TO CREATE A GEOMETRIC FORM WHO’S DIMENSIONS IF THE ATTEMPT WERE MADE TO BE BUILT IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE COULD NOT BE DONE. (M.C. ESCHER’S IMPOSSIBLE BUILDINGS AND ILLUSIONARY SPACE DRAWINGS WOULD BE USED AS AN INFLUENCE AND EXAMPLE FOR THE STUDENTS)
• DRAWINGS/PAINTINGS THAT TRACK THE DIFFERENT FACTORS OCCURING ON ONE OBJECT OVER TIME. STUDY FROM THE SAME ANGLE SPANNING TIME. STUDYING HOW LIGHT AFFECTS THE VISUAL PERCEPTION OF COLOR AND FORM AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE SURFACE OF AN OBJECT. THE CONCENTRATION COULD ALSO INCORPORATE THE GROWTH OR DEVELOPMENT OF ONE OBJECT OR THING OVER THE PERIOD OF ITS LIFETIME.
• TRANSFORMATIONS OF GEOMETRIC FORMS INTO ORGANIC. STUDENTS WILL BEGIN IN THE EMERGING STAGE WITH BLACK AND WHITE MEDIA AND MOVE INTO COLOR IN THE HIGER LEVELS. THE STUDENT WILL PIECE FROM PERSONAL OBSERVATIONS THE FORMS AN SHAPES THAT WILL BE USED. THE END RESULT MUST REPRESENT A PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION THAT THE STUDENT HAS PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED WITHIN THEIR LIVES.
• ANIMAL BONES AND HOW THEY ARE AFFECTED BY THEIR SURROUNDINGS. THE STUDENT WILL BE ASKED TO DEAL WITH THE POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SPACES EQUALLY. EMERGING STUDENTS WILL START WITH BLACK AND WHITE DRAWINGS IN A BASIC STILL LIFE SETTING. AS THEY ADVANCE THE STUDENTS WILL MOVE INTO COLOR AND THE BONES WILL BE PLACED INTO ANOTHER SETTING.
• CULTURAL DIVERSITY – SOCIAL ISSUES (DIEGO RIVERA)
• CULTURAL DICHOTOMY (CHEECH MARIN’S COLLECTION)
• DESERT LANDSCAPE (O’KEEFE)
• ADOBE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN (NAVAJO/ESCHER)
• VISUAL PUNS/HYBRIDS (MAGRITTE)
• PATTERNS – INDIGENOUS (OAXACAN)
• METAMORPHOSIS OF SHAPE TO FORM (ESCHER)
• CD JACKETS/CUBISTS (PICASSO)